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Gender in science and technology : interdisciplinary approaches /

What role does gender play in scientific research and the development of technologies? This book provides methodological expertise, research experiences and empirical findings in the dynamic field of Science and Technology Studies. The authors, coming from computer science, social sciences, or cultu...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: Ernst, Waltraud; Horwath, Ilona
Published: transcript Verlag,
Publisher Address: Bielefeld :
Publication Dates: 2014.
©2013
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Gender studies
Subjects:
Social Sciences > Sociology > Sociology, other.
Technology > Sex differences.
Technology > Social aspects.
Women in science.
Women in technology.
Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie, Anthropologie.
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.14361/transcript.9783839424346
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Summary: What role does gender play in scientific research and the development of technologies? This book provides methodological expertise, research experiences and empirical findings in the dynamic field of Science and Technology Studies. The authors, coming from computer science, social sciences, or cultural studies of science, discuss how to ask questions about gender and give examples for the application in interdisciplinary research, development and teaching. Topics range from the design of information and communication technologies, epistemologies of biology and chemistry to teaching mathematics and professional processes in engineering. Contributions by Anne Balsamo, Wendy Faulkner, Rebecca Jordan-Young, Barbara Orland, Els Rommes, and others.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (262 pages).
ISBN: 9783839424346 (electronic bk.)
CLC: C913.68
Contents: Frontmatter --
TABLE OF CONTENTS --
INTRODUCTION /
GENDERING THE TECHNOLOGICAL IMAGINATION /
FEMINIST INTERVENTIONS IN THE DESIGN PROCESS /
SEARCHING FOR METHODOLOGY /
MASKS BETWEEN THE VISIBLE AND THE INVISIBLE /
HOMUNCULUS IN THE HORMONES? /
MOTHERHOOD AND SCIENTIFIC INNOVATION /
DIFFRACTION PATTERNS? /
GENDER RESEARCH AS KNOWLEDGE RESOURCE IN TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING /
CAN WOMEN ENGINEERS BE REAL ENGINEERS AND REAL WOMEN ? /
SIMILAR BUT DIFFERENT? /
GENDER COMPETENCE IN MATHEMATICS TEACHER EDUCATION /
CONTRIBUTORS.

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